Putin Accountability Act This bill imposes sanctions pertaining to Russia and addresses related issues. The President must impose sanctions, with some exceptions, on individuals and entities that knowingly and directly provide specialized financial messaging services to Russia's central bank (or enables access to such services); entities responsible for constructing, financing, or operating Nord Stream 2 (a pipeline constructed to increase Russian natural gas exports) and the corporate officers and controlling shareholders of such entities; individuals and entities in Russia involved in kleptocracy, Russian government activities to subvert U.S. democratic institutions and interests, or Russian government disinformation campaigns against the United States; and entities that are Russian state development corporations, as well as any officials of such an entity. The President must impose property-blocking sanctions on such individuals and entities and also visa-blocking sanctions on the individuals. The President must also (1) issue regulations to prohibit U.S. individuals and entities from dealing in Russian sovereign debt; and (2) issue a determination as to whether certain specified Russian individuals meet the criteria to be subject to sanctions under various authorities, including this bill. The Department of State must (1) designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, and (2) report to Congress a determination of whether Russia-affiliated armed entities in the Donbas region of Ukraine meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The bill prohibits expending funds to engage with Russia's government on cyber issues or arms control negotiations until certain conditions have been met.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
AfghanistanArms control and nonproliferationAsiaComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeForeign and international bankingForeign and international corporationsForeign loans and debtForeign propertyGermanyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeIranLebanonMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyMilitias and paramilitary groupsOil and gasPipelinesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctionsSecuritiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSubversive activitiesTerrorismUkraineVisas and passportsWar and emergency powers
Putin Accountability Act
USA117th CongressHR-6422| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Putin Accountability Act This bill imposes sanctions pertaining to Russia and addresses related issues. The President must impose sanctions, with some exceptions, on individuals and entities that knowingly and directly provide specialized financial messaging services to Russia's central bank (or enables access to such services); entities responsible for constructing, financing, or operating Nord Stream 2 (a pipeline constructed to increase Russian natural gas exports) and the corporate officers and controlling shareholders of such entities; individuals and entities in Russia involved in kleptocracy, Russian government activities to subvert U.S. democratic institutions and interests, or Russian government disinformation campaigns against the United States; and entities that are Russian state development corporations, as well as any officials of such an entity. The President must impose property-blocking sanctions on such individuals and entities and also visa-blocking sanctions on the individuals. The President must also (1) issue regulations to prohibit U.S. individuals and entities from dealing in Russian sovereign debt; and (2) issue a determination as to whether certain specified Russian individuals meet the criteria to be subject to sanctions under various authorities, including this bill. The Department of State must (1) designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, and (2) report to Congress a determination of whether Russia-affiliated armed entities in the Donbas region of Ukraine meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The bill prohibits expending funds to engage with Russia's government on cyber issues or arms control negotiations until certain conditions have been met.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
AfghanistanArms control and nonproliferationAsiaComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeForeign and international bankingForeign and international corporationsForeign loans and debtForeign propertyGermanyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeIranLebanonMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyMilitias and paramilitary groupsOil and gasPipelinesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctionsSecuritiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSubversive activitiesTerrorismUkraineVisas and passportsWar and emergency powers